The tourist-drawing Guadalupe River in Central Texas had the highest number of reported deaths during that time with 22, according to records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The Trinity River, which stretches nearly 600 miles, had 16 deaths reported to the TPWD since 2010, the second-most of any river in the state.

Find the 12 deadliest rivers in Texas in the gallery above or explore all of the deaths, sorted by year, river and cause in this Express-News database.

Many of the deaths were a result of drowning, some were caused by boating accidents and a few stemmed from automobile accidents, according to the records.

In 2010, at least 41 people died in Texas rivers, the most of any of the five years.

"In most cases, officers have 30 days to submit reports on an incident to us, many times, though, this timeline is extended pending autopsy or toxicology," said Josh Havens, director of communications for the agency.